Grant: “The big story at camp was Josh Hamilton for about seven minutes until everybody realized it’s Josh Hamilton talking. As Josh said, hey it’s me. Weird things happen and weird things come out of his mouth too. I think so far the biggest story has been WC participation or the lack there of. The question of whether Jurickson Profar was going to participate, and he has said he wouldn’t. Adrian Beltre has taken himself out of the mix. Derek Holland is involved, and members of the Rangers are going to monitor that closely.”

On what should be the biggest story of camp:

Grant: “The two Martins, Leonys (Martin) and Martin Perez. I think that those are the two guys more than Profar that can make an immediate impact on this club and really should. The Rangers have a need at center field. They have a need at the No. 5 starter. That’s where the young kids can come into play more than if Profar earns a spot on the bench at the start of the season. As games get going and you see these guys playing on a regular basis, you’ll get a better feel for Leonys Martin’s instincts in center field and for just how well Martin Perez keeps his composure on the mound.”

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